Being that I am developing an ever increasing realization of the importance of simplicity in various aspects of life, I often observe life, its elements, and the socially acceptable ways of living and being in a different light. Through such observation, I can conclude that as a people, we do plenty to complicate life in efforts to "figure it out" or to have some perceived "total control" over our own lives to the point where we cannot figure it out and things are totally out of control. Simplicity entails a simple way of thought, and being in all aspects of life. We often complicate this state of thought and being through our worries, our dependence on material possessions and our unawareness of what we truly need. Admittedly, I myself have been, and can sometimes be guilty of all of these things.

As I took to my routine for bedtime, I had begun to do a meditative reflection on simplicity and its underlying power. What are the most powerful and important aspects of a simple life? Through this reflection, I received that the most powerful and important aspects of a simple life are intangible. These are Love, Forgiveness, and Gratitude. Upon receiving this information, my initial thoughts were "that can't be it...there are so many other things needed to live life", and certainly there are. However, my interpretation of this is that love, forgiveness, and gratitude will allow for life's essentials to exist abundantly, for every day to be met with peace and ease, and for a person to live with a feeling of fullness, just to name a few.

We often look for things to happen on our behalf directly, where it is seen, and without much effort, and as a result, further complicate things. Love, forgiveness, and gratitude eliminates hate, bitterness, resentment, worry, and feelings of unfulfillment, the very things that hold us back from a life of peace, enjoyment, happiness, and abundance. Tangible possessions are wonderful and can be fulfilling, however they also have great potential to crowd our reality, and complicate our lives. We were born with the non-tangible possessions such as love, forgiveness, and gratitude, therefore we must restore and return to these in order to reach true fulfillment in life that will not fade.